How do you find the product of (5c^3d)/(c^4d)*(f^2d^3c)/(10cf^4)?

1 Answer
Mar 4, 2018

= (5d^3)/(2cf^2)

Explanation:

This is all one big term with number and variable factors.

  • Cancel the numbers (cancel5c^3d)/(c^4d) xx (f^2d^3c)/(cancel10^2cf^4)

  • Multiply the numerators and multiply the denominators by adding the indices of like bases to give one fraction:

= (5c^4d^4f^2)/(2c^5df^4)

  • Divide by subtracting the indices of like bases so that the indices are left positive. (Big - small)

= (5d^3)/(2cf^2)